K. Sivagananathan Memorial Oration and awards tomorrow
View(s):The 17th Annual K Sivagananathan Memorial Awards and oration will be held tomorrow, March 11 in Colombo.
This Annual Memorial Oration and Awards ceremony is conducted jointly by the Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka (APB) and K. Sivagananathan Memorial Trust (KSMT), in commemoration of the late Mr. K. Sivagananathan, who was an innovative banker and contributed much to uplift and upgrade Sri Lanka’s Banking and financial services industry. He also worked tirelessly with the APB and IBSL to improve the standard of education in the field of banking and finance in Sri Lanka to be on par with international standards.
Chief Guest at this year’s event will be the former Sri Lanka cricket captain, Mahela Jayawardena and the Guest of Honour, Bingu Thewarathanthri, CEO-Standard Chartered Bank, Sri Lanka, will deliver the memorial oration. The occasion will be graced by the President of APB, Asanka Ranhotty who will deliver the welcome speech.
Twenty-five students have obtained the highest marks in the Diploma in Applied Banking and Finance (DABF) in the March and September 2018 examinations conducted by the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL), who will be awarded cash prizes and certificates at the Awards this year.